Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rafidah Zainon
Advanced Medical & Dental Institute
Email : rafidahzainon@usm.my
Phone No. : +6(04) 653 (Ext) 2554
Objectives
- To establish material decomposition technique for quantifying materials in spectral CT without the use of contrast agent.
- To investigate the efficacy of the material decomposition technique for quantifying materials in spectral CT.
Impact To Goverment / Industry / Academic / Society
- Translation of fundamental physics knowledge in quantifying material composition in Spectral CT imaging into human tissue characterisation.The material differentiation in spectral CT imaging will assist the clinician specially in lesion characterisation.
Research Grant
- International Collaboration Fund from Saudi Arabia with a total amount of$1.68 million. SAR 450,000 is allocated for USM.
Research networking
- Ongoing international collaboration with Imam Abdurrahman bin Faisal University and KLU Belgium for characterisation of tissue microenvironment in molecular imaging for accurate diagnosis and prognosis.
Talent
- Graduated 2 research students.
Publications:
- Published 2 chapters in research book.
- Published 3 papers in citation-indexed journals.
Award
- 1 international award